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VGW(HU.752.056
17 Jul 1752:12 (81)
Entertainment. . . [3 lines introduction from Horace] In the
reign of Jenghiz Can, conqueror of the East . . . lived
Nouradin the merchant, renowned throughout all the regions
of India for the extent of his commerce. . . [dies, leaves
everything to son, who seeks pleasure in idleness and
luxury:] The sound of the lute, and the voice of the
singer, chased away sadness; every hour was crouded with
pleasure; and the day ended and began with feasts and
dances, and revelry and merriment, . . .
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